ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscience·February 19, 2013·2 min readRewriting a Receptor’s RoleResearchers upend a long-held view about the basic functioning of a key receptor molecule involved in signaling between neurons. The study describes how a compound linked to Alzheimer's disease impacts NMDA receptors and weakens synaptic connections between brain cells.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·February 24, 2020·4 min readAntibodies: The body’s own antidepressantsWhen autoantibodies are able to enter the bran and act on NMDA receptors, people experience relief from symptoms of anxiety, depression, and stress.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·October 3, 2012·3 min readDrug Reverses Abnormal Brain Function in Rett Syndrome Micein a mouse model of Rett syndrome, researchers were able to reverse abnormalities in brain activity and improve neurological function by treating animals with an FDA-approved anesthesia drug, ketamine.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·August 28, 2015·4 min readLighting Up Learning: Light Sensitive Switch Regulates Protein Implicated in Synaptic PlasticityResearchers have developed a light-sensitive switch that regulates a protein implicated in synaptic plasticity. The researchers believe the photoswitch could help shed light on learning, memory and neurodegeneration.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·July 31, 2015·4 min readOver-Active Glutamate Receptor Gene in Females with DepressionAccording to a new study, postmortem brain tissue from females who suffered from depression had abnormally high expression levels of a number of genes which regulate the glutamate system.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·January 16, 2013·2 min readPromising New Finding for Therapies to Treat Persistent Seizures in Epileptic PatientsIn a promising finding for epileptic patients suffering from persistent seizures known as status epilepticus, researchers reported today that new medication could help halt these devastating seizures.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·May 28, 2013·3 min readScientists Advance Understanding of Brain Receptor; Could Help Fight Neurological DisordersA new study provides clues into how the function of the most common NMDA receptor subtypes may be manipulated for clinical benefit. NMDA receptors have been implicated in a number of neurological and psychological disease, from Alzheimer's to schizophrenia.Read More
AutismFeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 29, 2018·4 min readEarly Life Seizures Prematurely Wake Up Brain Networks Tied to AutismA new study reveals a possible mechanism for the relationship between seizures early in life and later diagnosis of ASD.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·April 25, 2018·4 min readSynaptic Communication Controls Neuronal MigrationResearchers have identified a new mechanism controlling the migration of neurons during brain development.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·December 2, 2022·4 min readHow Ketamine Acts as a ‘Switch’ in the BrainKetamine alters neural activity in the cerebral cortex, silencing normally active neurons and activating neurons that are normally inactive. The ketamine activity-induced "switch" in brain regions associated with depression may help explain its treatment effects.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 19, 2016·4 min readCalcium in Brain Controls How Long We SleepAccording to a new study, slow wave sleep depends on the activity of calcium inside neurons.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·July 23, 2018·5 min readHow Experience Changes Basics of Memory FormationResearchers report animals with previous conditioned experiences form memories using different plasticity mechanisms to naive subjects, even if they are about to learn the same thing.Read More
